ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANICA

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Ian would like to thank his AWESOME 13 year old Niece Ella for helping him compile this.  Check back here for updates to make sure you’re sounding cool and hip with times.

A TRUE STORY ABOUT ELLA FROM IAN

I knew she was fan of reading, but I didn’t quite understand the OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVENESS of it until we went to the library one day and she took out 19 BOOKS!  Then she told me that she had 12 AT HOME and 20 ON HOLD!!!   A little FYI in case you didn't know, you’re only allowed to take out 40 BOOKS at a time and THEY’RE DUE BACK IN THREE WEEKS!   Get this, ELLA ALWAYS HAS HER LIBRARY CARD MAXED OUT!  As punishment, her mom (my sister – BEST SISTER IN THE WORLD!) as a PUNISHMENT, has NOT ALLOWED ELLA TO READ ANY BOOKS FOR A WEEK!  Imagine the catching up she has to do to reading all of the books that are approaching the return date!  I asked how long it takes her to read a 300 page book.  Her answer was: “Well, it depends on if I have to do annoying stuff like EAT or… basically DO ANYTHING instead of read.”

Here is Ella
in her happy place:

 


 
“Absotutely” - To be used instead of the word absolutely.
Example: “Changing the L to a T is absotutely necessary for some reason.”
 


“American Express”
- The credit card company’s sell line is ”Don’t leave home without it”.  You can conveniently shorten your sentences and sound cool (debatable - yes) AND shorten your sentences by simply saying American Express instead of indicating that you can’t leave home without something.
Example: “My Ipod is SO American Express!”



“Chillaxitave
- a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet that aids people in need of relaxation.  Often to be prescribed for those who take a subject too seriously.
Example: “So what if the Toronto Maple Leafs can’t score a goal!?  Take a CHILLAXITAVE Dude!”



“Family”
- Ian Sterling loves his family.  Like the mafia, Ian considers his “family” not just his blood relatives, but his circle of friends.  His audience and, well, PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE HE’S IN CONTACT WITH are: his “brothers” and “sisters”.


“Fantabulous”
- A mix of words fantastic and fabulous, for those times when one or the other just doesn't cut it.
Example: “That looks FANTABULOUS on you!”



“Gasp”
- Yes, this is a noun to explain and a short, quick intake of breath, but instead of reacting to something with a gasp of air, simply get the point across by saying the word.
Example:  “Gasp, I’ve lost my wallet!”



“Ginormous”
- This is to describe something that is REALLY REALLY BIG, BIGGER than anything you’d say is gigantic or enormous.
Example:  “Their house is GINORMOUS!”



“Hullabaloo”
- This is a regular word that is actually in the dictionary.  It’s just a fun word for a disturbance usually in protest.
Example: “What’s the hullabaloo all about?”
 


“Mastercard” – Yes as in the credit card.  Their sell line is ”Priceless” as everybody knows.  So to help speed up your conversations, and sound like you’re in with the IN crowd (or maybe not so much – debatable) you can just say “Mastercard” instead of saying that something is priceless.
Example: “That guy on American Idol was SO Mastercard!”



“Mc(Something)”
- When someone or something monopolizes or is very dominant in something like McDonalds with fast food burgers, you can also brand someone or something in that way to get a point across.
Example:  “If Bill Gates were at McDonald’s, he’d be a McNerdybillionaire!”



“(Something)erific” – When something is terrific. Guaranteed to add awesomeness to ANYTHING.
Example: ”Ian’s Niece Ella is Niecerific!”


“(Something)ilicious”
– Not just to describe something with a great taste, but anything or even someone that is pleasing or entertaining.
Examples:
(From Beyonce) ”Bootylicious!”
(A U.S. Pop Group) “Girlicious!”

(A Hot Mama is…) “Mommylicious!”


“(Something)itis”
- When you’re really against something you have a bad case of ____ IT IS
Example: ”Is there a pill for _____ITIS?  I don’t think so…”


“(Something)mania” – To be used when there is more than an obsession with something.
Examples:
”HarryPotterMania!”
”IanSterlingMania!” – only not so much – at all – even a bit…


“(Something)ocity” - To help definitively state that a show, person or place is a certain way.
Examples:
“Hillariosity!”
“Wisdomosity!”


“(Something)phobic” - When you’re against or scared of something, you are (something)phobic!
Example: “I am Macarenaphobic!”


“(Something)tastic” – Set the word fantastic into whatever fits!
Example: “
She's just a bit CrAzYtastic!”


“(Something)tropolis” - A place that is HUGE, FULL of whatever, this place becomes a: (something)tropolis!
Examples: ‘Gabtropolis’, ‘Catropolis’, ‘Fabtropolis’, ‘Hatropolis’, ‘Kidtropolis’...
 


“(Somewhere)a-gogo Land” - Used to liven up the otherwise really boring names of other countries. Take something that the coutry is know for and then add agogoland to the end.  For instance, the U.S. can be referred to as “Hamburger-a-gogo Land and France can be Frogs’-legs-a-gogo land.
More examples:
Lederhosen-a-gogo Land (Germany)
Pizza-a-gogo Land (Italy)
Mariachi-a-gogo Land (Mexico)
Swiss-cheese-a-gogo-Land (Switzerland)


“Thingamajobbers” - To be used when you can't actually describe what something is. Synonymous to the ever popular 'thingy'.
Example: “Can you pass me that thingamajobber with the thingy, you know, the one besides the thing?”
 


“Visa” – The sell line for this credit card is ”Everywhere you want to be”.  Sooooo, you can conveniently shorten your sentences AND sound cool by simply saying “Visa” instead of saying that somewhere is everywhere a person wants to be.
Example: “Hawaii is TOTALLY Visa.”

  
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